Two States not parties to the Convention which possess large stockpiles of these mines, Ukraine and Belarus, stressed that without assistance they would have difficulty destroying their stockpiles and that this impeded their ratification of, or accession to, the Convention.
Ucrania y Belarús, dos Estados no partes en la Convención que poseen importantes arsenales de tales minas, señalaron que, sin asistencia, tendrían dificultades para destruir sus existencias, circunstancia que les impedía ratificar la Convención o adherirse a ella.